TCP/IP over Bongo Drums

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday September 27, 2003 @07:55AM from the smoke-signals-is-the-next-step dept.

Michael500 writes "In an attempt to show that primitive communications can still function in modern networks, a friend of mine took up a challenge from his professor to replace the lowest layer of the OSI networking model with a set of bongo drums!"

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sounds like yesterday's dilbert by civilengineer · 2003-09-27 07:56 · Score: 2, Funny

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Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-27 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

It's called a drum circle.
1. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by B3ryllium · 2003-09-27 08:31 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  That's not a Beowulf cluster, that's a hub. Possibly a switch, if the drums differ in tone enough. :)
2. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by zoloto · 2003-09-27 08:34 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  great, first the communist zealots
  now you want to bring in the pagans?
  
  WHEN WILL THE MADNESS END!?
3. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these by subk · 2003-09-27 10:27 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It would be a Tokin' Ring!
  
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must be running the server over Bongo by backlonthethird · 2003-09-27 07:58 · Score: 4, Funny

it's already slashdotted.
1. Re:must be running the server over Bongo by soulsteal · 2003-09-27 10:45 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Agent Smith:Administrator Tack...
  Tack:[whisper]Oh shit..[/whisper]
  Agent Smith:Tack, you were given specific orders.
  Tack:I'm just doing my job.
  Agent Smith:The orders were for your protection.
  Tack:We can handle one little website.....
  [Pause]
  Tack: Well, I've increased the upstream bandwidth allowed for that box, and upped the max number of http processes. *fingers crossed*
  Agent Smith:No Tack, your server is already dead.
Hmmm... by Tyrdium · 2003-09-27 07:59 · Score: 2, Funny

Their net connection must be using TCP/IP over bongo drums; it's already slashdotted. :P
One bug by matzim · 2003-09-27 08:01 · Score: 5, Funny

One improvised drum solo and you take down the whole LAN...
The obvious network topology for it by billstewart · 2003-09-27 08:01 · Score: 4, Funny

is a Token Ringo....

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should update the Linux cookie file by arcanumas · 2003-09-27 08:01 · Score: 2, Funny

I bet that would make a fine fortune cookie. "Linux, the ability to communicate even with bongo drums"

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What is the RFC number by wowbagger · 2003-09-27 08:02 · Score: 3, Funny

OK, but what is the RFC for this physical layer?

Is anybody working on a bridge between TCP over bongos and TCP over avian carriers?

Which has the greater bandwidth?

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/dev/drum by uid8472 · 2003-09-27 08:02 · Score: 2, Funny

This adds a whole new dimension to that old joke about /dev/drum ....
His arms must be tired by Exiler · 2003-09-27 08:03 · Score: 4, Funny

Can you imagine drumming your way through a slashdotting?

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Bongo by CGP314 · 2003-09-27 08:03 · Score: 4, Funny

First thing that came into my mind: Richard Feynman
Jungle WiFi by brendan_orr · 2003-09-27 08:04 · Score: 2, Funny

Heh, well at least we can expect the Massai not to send spam. Oh gosh... ...can you imagine someone getting DDoS'ed?
Bongo drums? by Black+Parrot · 2003-09-27 08:04 · Score: 5, Funny

One suspects that the bong played a bigger role in this project than the drums did.

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nice by graveyhead · 2003-09-27 08:08 · Score: 5, Funny

This will go great with my "file sharing over trumpets" project. Together they could be called "Samba"

[ducks]

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1. Re:nice by drinkypoo · 2003-09-27 09:54 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I think that it would be ideal for use in airports. They could call it "trumpet windsock".
  
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Bongo's not slashdot proof! by dimmu · 2003-09-27 08:11 · Score: 2, Funny

It looks like the Bongo's can't hold up the Slashdot effect :(

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If bongos can carry TCP... by eriko · 2003-09-27 08:12 · Score: 4, Funny

...does that make Neil Peart a webserver?

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Bodhrans for higher speed by billstewart · 2003-09-27 08:26 · Score: 3, Funny

The article talks about the potential for increasing the speed of the system. One obvious way to do it is to upgrade from bongos to Irish bodhrans.

Some time you _do_ need to hear Dierdre McCarthy playing Wipeout on bodhran....

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Re:Two drums for 1 and 0? by d3faultus3r · 2003-09-27 08:27 · Score: 2, Funny

TCP/IP over smoke signals would be great for when a server is slashdotted. put that raging electrical fire in the server room to good use!

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ping! by FrostedWheat · 2003-09-27 08:36 · Score: 5, Funny

% ping 192.168.0.2 ICMP Destination Unreachable: Host taking a rest.
Re:Text of Home Page by MrLint · 2003-09-27 08:52 · Score: 4, Funny

Now i can finally achieve my greatest work! A carrier pigeon to bongo drum router!
pong by Bananenrepublik · 2003-09-27 08:56 · Score: 2, Funny

actually, it's one of those cases where the 'pong' reply makes sense.
bandwidth by pimpinmonk · 2003-09-27 09:05 · Score: 3, Funny

Wouldn't you suppose that they would measure bandwidth by the type of music played? Like...

Dude, my reggae connection is sooooo slow! I can't wait until the telco rolls out the grunge-death-metal next month!
Re:Two drums for 1 and 0? by phre4k · 2003-09-27 09:49 · Score: 2, Funny

Yeah. transfering data over smoke signals must be the nr. 1 missing feature from apache...

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Re:Text of Home Page by utahjazz · 2003-09-27 11:18 · Score: 2, Funny

the mature students in the fast track accelerated second degree program ... implementing internet based protocols over a new form of medium - Bongo Drums.

As an employer, I'd rather hire the the students from the slow track that bought a $5 nic at Fry's.
First death caused by slashdotting... by netsharc · 2003-09-27 11:38 · Score: 3, Funny

That Bongo player must have exhausted himself to death.

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I fully expect... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-27 17:45 · Score: 1, Funny

to be able to surf wirelessly from within the Tiki Room at Disneyland within 2 years. LOL